Talks between Actors’ Equity and The Broadway League will continue late next week after two days of mediation this week failed to produce results in the rocky quest for a new production contract.

Al Vincent Jr., Equity’s Executive Director, said in a statement to Deadline: “We made some progress during our two days of mediation, but Equity and The Broadway League are still very far apart on some of our most pressing issues. We plan to resume talks on October 17. In the meantime, we will continue strike preparations in case we need to take that step.”

In a statement to Deadline, the League said, “Good-faith negotiations happen at the bargaining table, not in the press. We look forward to returning to the bargaining table next week and are ready to get these contracts done.”

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